diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a741ecef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.PHONY: pre-commit lint format
+
+pre-commit:
+	pre-commit run --all-files
+
+lint:
+	ruff check .
+
+format:
+	ruff format .
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -56,14 +56,11 @@ Use the gcloud credential helper as documented in the [Google Cloud documentatio
 
 ## Installation
 
-If you have not installed the package and dependencies yet see [Installation](/README.md#installation).
-
+```md
 To use the development tools such as `pytest` or `pylint` use the `dev` option:
 
 ```bash
 pip3 install -e '.[dev]'
-pre-commit install
-```
 
 To get an installation with the requirements for all workloads and development, use the argument `[full_dev]`.